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• the present disclosure provides methods, compositions, and kits for treating cancer using a combination of L-rhamnose and a leucine aminopeptidase inhibitor.
• Cancer treatments today include surgery, hormone therapy, radiation, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, targeted therapy, and combinations thereof. Surgical removal of cancer has advanced significantly; however, there remains a high chance of recurrence of the disease. Hormone therapy using drugs such as aromatase inhibitors and luteinizing hormone- releasing hormone analogs and inhibitors has been relatively effective in treating prostate and breast cancers. Radiation and the related techniques of conformal proton beam radiation therapy, stereotactic radiosurgery, stereotactic radiation therapy, intraoperative radiation therapy, chemical modifiers, and radio sensitizers are effective at killing cancerous cells, but can also kill and alter surrounding normal tissue.
• Chemotherapy drugs such as aminopterin, cisplatin, methotrexate, doxorubicin, daunorubicin and others alone and in combinations are effective at killing cancer cells, often by altering the DNA replication process.
• Biological response modifier (BRM) therapy, biologic therapy, biotherapy, or immunotherapy alter cancer cell growth or influence the natural immune response, and involve administering biologic agents to a patient such as an interferons, interleukins, and other cytokines and antibodies such as rituximab and trastuzumab and even cancer vaccines such as Sipuleucel-T.
• Targeted therapies have been developed to fight cancer. These targeted therapies differ from chemotherapy because chemotherapy works by killing both cancerous and normal cells, with greater effects on the cancerous cells. Targeted therapies work by influencing the processes that control growth, division, and the spread of cancer cells and signals that cause cancer cells to die naturally.
• One type of targeted therapy includes growth signal inhibitors such as trastuzumab, gefitinib, imatinib, centuximab, dasatinib and nilotinib.
• growth signal inhibitors such as trastuzumab, gefitinib, imatinib, centuximab, dasatinib and nilotinib.
• angiogenesis inhibitors such as bevacizumab that inhibit cancers from increasing surrounding vasculature and blood supply.
• Yet another type of targeted therapy includes apoptosis-inducing drugs that are able to induce direct cancer cell death.
• the disclosure is directed to methods of treating cancer in a patient comprising administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of L-rhamnose and a
• compositions and kits for use in the described methods are also provided.
• terapéutica refers to a compound or compounds or composition of matter which, when administered to a subject (human or animal) induces a desired pharmacological and/or physiologic effect by local and/or systemic action.
• treatment or “therapy” (as well as different forms thereof) include preventative (e.g. , prophylactic), curative or palliative treatment.
• treating includes alleviating or reducing at least one adverse or negative effect or symptom of a condition, disease or disorder.
• This condition, disease or disorder can be cancer.
• This condition, disease, or disorder can also be a symptom or side-effect of cancer.
• the term "effective amount” or “therapeutically effective amount” refers to an amount effective, at dosages, and for periods of time necessary, to achieve the desired result with respect to the treatment of the relevant disorder, condition, or side effect. It will be appreciated that the effective amount of components of the present invention will vary from patient to patient not only with the particular compound, component or composition selected, the route of administration, and the ability of the components to elicit a desired result in the individual, but also with factors such as the disease state or severity of the condition to be alleviated, hormone levels, age, sex, weight of the individual, the state of being of the patient, and the severity of the pathological condition being treated, concurrent medication or special diets then being followed by the particular patient, and other factors which those skilled in the art will recognize, with the appropriate dosage being at the discretion of the attending physician. Dosage regimes may be adjusted to provide the improved therapeutic response. An effective amount is also one in which any toxic or detrimental effects of the components are outweighed by the therapeutically beneficial effects.
• “Pharmaceutically acceptable” refers to those compounds, materials, compositions, and/or dosage forms which are, within the scope of sound medical judgment, suitable for contact with the tissues of human beings and animals without excessive toxicity, irritation, allergic response, or other problem complications commensurate with a reasonable benefit/risk ratio.
• the disclosed compounds may be prepared in the form of pharmaceutically acceptable salts.
• “Pharmaceutically acceptable salts” refer to derivatives of the disclosed compounds wherein the parent compound is modified by making acid or base salts thereof. Examples of
• pharmaceutically acceptable salts include, but are not limited to, mineral or organic acid salts of basic residues such as amines; alkali or organic salts of acidic residues such as carboxylic acids; and the like.
• the pharmaceutically acceptable salts include the conventional non-toxic salts or the quaternary ammonium salts of the parent compound formed, for example, from non-toxic inorganic or organic acids.
• such conventional non-toxic salts include those derived from inorganic acids such as hydrochloric, hydrobromic, sulfuric, sulfamic, phosphoric, nitric and the like; and the salts prepared from organic acids such as acetic, propionic, succinic, glycolic, stearic, lactic, malic, tartaric, citric, ascorbic, pamoic, maleic, hydroxymaleic, phenylacetic, glutamic, benzoic, salicylic, sulfanilic, 2-acetoxybenzoic, fumaric, toluenesulfonic, methanesulfonic, ethane disulfonic, oxalic, isethionic, and the like.
• inorganic acids such as hydrochloric, hydrobromic, sulfuric, sulfamic, phosphoric, nitric and the like
• organic acids such as acetic, propionic, succinic, glycolic, stearic, lactic,
• physiologically acceptable salts are prepared by methods known in the art, e.g., by dissolving the free amine bases with an excess of the acid in aqueous alcohol, or neutralizing a free carboxylic acid with an alkali metal base such as a hydroxide, or with an amine.
• Certain acidic or basic compounds of the present invention may exist as zwitterions. All forms of the compounds, including free acid, free base and zwitterions, are contemplated to be within the scope of the present invention. It is well known in the art that compounds containing both amino and carboxy groups often exist in equilibrium with their zwitterionic forms. Thus, any of the compounds described herein that contain, for example, both amino and carboxy groups, also include reference to their corresponding zwitterions.
• stereoisomers refers to compounds that have identical chemical constitution, but differ as regards the arrangement of the atoms or groups in space.
• administering means either directly administering a compound or composition of the present invention, or administering a prodrug, derivative or analog which will form an equivalent amount of the active compound or substance within the body.
• subject refers to an animal, for example a human, to whom treatment, including prophylactic treatment, with the pharmaceutical composition according to the present invention, is provided.
• subject refers to human and non-human animals.
• non- human animals and “non-human mammals” are used interchangeably herein and include all vertebrates, e.g., mammals, such as non-human primates, (particularly higher primates), sheep, dog, rodent, (e.g. mouse or rat), guinea pig, goat, pig, cat, rabbits, cows, horses and non- mammals such as reptiles, amphibians, chickens, and turkeys.
• inhibitor includes compounds that inhibit the expression or activity of a protein, polypeptide or enzyme and does not necessarily mean complete inhibition of expression and/or activity. Rather, the inhibition includes inhibition of the expression and/or activity of a protein, polypeptide or enzyme to an extent, and for a time, sufficient to produce the desired effect.
• promoter includes compounds that promote the expression or activity of a protein, polypeptide or enzyme and does not necessarily mean complete promotion of expression and/or activity. Rather, the promotion includes promotion of the expression and/or activity of a protein, polypeptide or enzyme to an extent, and for a time, sufficient to produce the desired effect.
• the present disclosure is directed to methods of treating cancer in a patient comprising administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of L-rhamnose and a therapeutically effective amount of a leucine aminopeptidase inhibitor.
• the administration of the combination of L-rhamnose and the leucine aminopeptidase inhibitor results in the treatment of the patient's cancer by slowing or stopping the progression of the cancer, by initiating the regression of the cancer, or by initiating remission of the cancer.
• the L-rhamnose and the aminopeptidase inhibitor are administered simultaneously or at least contemporaneously. In other aspects, the L-rhamnose and the aminopeptidase inhibitor are administered separately.
• L-rhamnose refers to the naturally occurring deoxy sugar, not covalently bound to any other sugars or glycosides.
• Leucine aminopeptidases are enzymes that preferentially catalyze the hydrolysis of leucine residues at the N-terminus of peptides and proteins.
• Leucine aminopeptidase inhibitors are compounds that partially or completely inhibit the expression and/or activity of a leucine aminopeptidase.
• Leucine aminopeptidase inhibitors are known in the art and include, for example, N-[(2S,3R)-3-amino-2-hydroxy-4-phenylbutyryl]-L-leucine and rapamycin.
• the leucine aminopeptidase inhibitor is N-[(2S,3R)-3-amino-2- hydroxy-4-phenylbutyryl]-L-leucine. In other aspects of the disclosure, the leucine
• aminopeptidase inhibitor is rapamycin.
• the described methods and compositions can be used to treat cancer.
• the cancer is a skin cancer, e.g., basal-cell carcinoma, squamous-cell carcinoma, malignant melanoma, or Kaposi sarcoma.
• the cancer is a leukemia, e.g., lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), acute myeloid leukemia (AML), chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), or chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML).
• the cancer is a lymphoma, e.g., Hodgkin lymphoma or non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
• the cancer is bladder cancer, breast cancer, colon cancer, rectal cancer, endometrial cancer, kidney cancer, lung cancer (e.g., non-small cell lung cancer), pancreatic cancer, prostate cancer, or thyroid cancer.
• the cancer is ovarian cancer, cervical cancer, stomach cancer, brain cancer, liver cancer, or testicular cancer.
• the L-rhamnose can be administered to the patient orally, subcutaneously, intravenously, transdermally, vaginally, rectally, or in any combination thereof.
• the L-rhamnose is administered orally.
• the L- rhamnose is administered subcutaneously.
• the L-rhamnose is administered intravenously.
• the L-rhamnose is administered transdermally.
• the L-rhamnose is administered vaginally.
• the L-rhamnose is administered rectally.
• the L-rhamnose is administered transdermally.
• the L-rhamnose is administered orally.
• the therapeutically effective amount of the L-rhamnose For example, it is envisioned that about 1-5000 mg of the L- rhamnose is administered daily.
• the daily dosages of the L-rhamnose can be administered as a single dose or in substantially equal doses throughout the day.
• the L-rhamnose can be administered to the patient once a day, twice a day, three times a day, or four times a day.
• the leucine aminopeptidase inhibitor can be administered to the patient orally, subcutaneously, intravenously, transdermally, vaginally, rectally, or in any combination thereof.
• the leucine aminopeptidase inhibitor is administered orally.
• the leucine aminopeptidase inhibitor is administered subcutaneously.
• the leucine aminopeptidase inhibitor is administered intravenously.
• the leucine aminopeptidase inhibitor is administered
• the leucine aminopeptidase inhibitor is administered vaginally. In other aspects, the leucine aminopeptidase inhibitor is administered rectally. In preferred aspects, the leucine aminopeptidase inhibitor is administered orally. In other preferred aspects, the leucine aminopeptidase inhibitor is administered transdermally.
• the therapeutically effective amount of the leucine aminopeptidase inhibitor For example, it is envisioned that about 1 mcg- 100 mg of the leucine aminopeptidase inhibitor is administered daily.
• the daily dosages of the leucine aminopeptidase inhibitor can be administered as a single dose or in substantially equal doses throughout the day.
• the leucine aminopeptidase inhibitor can be
• the therapeutically effective amount of L- rhamnose and the therapeutically effective amount of the leucine aminopeptidase inhibitor are administered in combination with a therapeutically effective amount of a tyrosine hydroxylase inhibitor to treat the cancer in the patient.
• the tyrosine hydroxylase inhibitor can be a tyrosine derivative.
• the tyrosine derivative can be one or more of methyl (2R)-2-amino-3-(2-chloro-4 hydroxyphenyl) propanoate, D-tyrosine ethyl ester hydrochloride, methyl (2R)-2- amino-3-(2,6- dichloro-3,4-dimethoxy phenyl) propanoate H-D-Tyr(TBU)-allyl ester HC1, methyl (2R)-2- amino-3 -(3 -chloro-4,5-dimethoxy phenyl) propanoate, methyl (2R)-2-amino-3-(2-chloro-3- hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl) propanoate, methyl (2R)-2-amino-3-(4-[(2-chloro-6-fluorophenyl) methoxy] phenyl) propanoate, methyl (2R)-2- amino-3-(2-chloro-3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)
• the tyrosine hydroxylase inhibitor can be administered to the patient orally, subcutaneously, intravenously, transdermally, vaginally, rectally, or in any combination thereof.
• the tyrosine hydroxylase inhibitor is administered orally.
• the tyrosine hydroxylase inhibitor is administered subcutaneously.
• the tyrosine hydroxylase inhibitor is administered
• the tyrosine hydroxylase inhibitor is administered transdermally. In other aspects, the tyrosine hydroxylase inhibitor is administered vaginally. In other aspects, the tyrosine hydroxylase inhibitor is administered rectally.
• tyrosine hydroxylase inhibitor e.g., ⁇ -methyl-DL-tyrosine
• tyrosine hydroxylase inhibitor e.g., ⁇ -methyl-DL-tyrosine
• the tyrosine hydroxylase inhibitor e.g., ⁇ -methyl-DL-tyrosine
• the daily dosages of the tyrosine hydroxylase inhibitor can be administered as a single dose or in substantially equal doses throughout the day.
• the tyrosine hydroxylase inhibitor can be administered to the patient once a day, twice a day, three times a day, or four times a day.
• the therapeutically effective amount of L- rhamnose and the therapeutically effective amount of the leucine aminopeptidase inhibitor (and the optionally tyrosine hydroxylase inhibitor) are administered in combination with a therapeutically effective amount of melanin, a melanin promoter, or a combination thereof.
• melanin can be used, one or more melanin promoters can be used, and both melanin and one or more melanin promoters can be used (either in separate dosage forms or in the same dosage form).
• Melanin promoters according to the present disclosure are chemical compounds that increase the production and/or the activity of melanin. Melanin promoters are known in the art and include, for example, methoxsalen and melanotan II.
• the melanin and/or melanin promoter can be administered to the patient orally, subcutaneously, intravenously, transdermally, vaginally, rectally, or in any combination thereof.
• the melanin and/or melanin promoter is administered orally.
• the melanin and/or melanin promoter is administered subcutaneously.
• the melanin and/or melanin promoter is administered intravenously.
• the melanin and/or melanin promoter is administered transdermally.
• the melanin and/or melanin promoter is administered vaginally.
• the melanin and/or melanin promoter is administered rectally.
• melanin and/or melanin promoter determine the therapeutically effective amount of the melanin and/or melanin promoter.
• about 10-150 meg of melanin for example, about 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 110, 120, 130, 140 or about 150 meg of melanin is orally administered daily.
• 1-100 mg for example, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95 or about 100 mg of melanin or a melanin promoter (e.g., methoxsalen or melanotan) is administered daily.
• melanin promoter e.g., methoxsalen or melanotan
• the daily dosages of the melanin and/or melanin promoter can be administered as a single dose or in substantially equal doses throughout the day.
• the melanin and/or melanin promoter can be administered to the patient once a day, twice a day, three times a day, or four times a day.
• the therapeutically effective amount of L- rhamnose and the therapeutically effective amount of the leucine aminopeptidase inhibitor (and the optionally tyrosine hydroxylase inhibitor, melanin, and/or melanin promoter) are administered in combination with a therapeutically effective amount of a p450 3A4 promoter.
• Cytochrome p450 3A4 (which can be abbreviated as "p450 3A4") is a member of the cytochrome p450 superfamily of enzymes and is a mixed-function oxidase that is involved in the metabolism of xenobiotics in the body.
• p450 3A4 promoters are known in the art and include, for example, 5,5-diphenylhydantoin, valproic acid, and carbamazepine.
• the p450 3A4 promoter can be administered to the patient orally, subcutaneously, intravenously, transdermally, vaginally, rectally, or in any combination thereof.
• the p450 3A4 promoter is administered orally.
• the p450 3A4 promoter is administered subcutaneously.
• the p450 3A4 promoter is administered intravenously.
• the p450 3A4 promoter is administered trans dermally.
• the p450 3A4 promoter is administered vaginally.
• the p450 3A4 promoter is administered rectally.
• the therapeutically effective amount of the p450 3A4 promoter For example, it is envisioned that about 1-100 mg of the p450 3A4 promoter (e.g., 5,5-diphenylhydantoin, valproic acid, or carbamazepine), for example, about 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95 or about 100 mg of the p450 3A4 promoter (e.g., 5,5-diphenylhydantoin, valproic acid, or carbamazepine) is administered daily.
• the p450 3A4 promoter e.g., 5,5-diphenylhydantoin, valproic acid, or carbamazepine
• the daily dosages of the p450 3A4 promoter can be administered as a single dose or in substantially equal doses throughout the day.
• the p450 3A4 promoter can be administered to the patient once a day, twice a day, three times a day, or four times a day.
• the therapeutically effective amount of L- rhamnose and the therapeutically effective amount of the leucine aminopeptidase inhibitor (and the optionally tyrosine hydroxylase inhibitor, melanin, melanin promoter, and/or p450 3A4 promoter) are administered in combination with a therapeutically effective amount of a growth hormone inhibitor.
• Growth hormones such as, for example, pancreatic growth hormone
• Growth hormone inhibitors include, for example, octreotide, somatostatin, and seglitide.
• the growth hormone inhibitor can be administered to the patient orally, subcutaneously, intravenously, transdermally, vaginally, rectally, or in any combination thereof.
• the growth hormone inhibitor is administered orally.
• the growth hormone inhibitor is administered subcutaneously.
• the growth hormone inhibitor is administered intravenously.
• the growth hormone inhibitor is administered transdermally.
• the growth hormone inhibitor is administered vaginally.
• the growth hormone inhibitor is administered rectally.
• the therapeutically effective amount of the growth hormone inhibitor For example, it is envisioned that about 1 meg -100 mg of the growth hormone inhibitor is administered orally, subcutaneously, or intravenously daily.
• the daily dosages of the growth hormone inhibitor can be administered as a single dose or in substantially equal doses throughout the day.
• the growth hormone inhibitor can be administered to the patient once a day, twice a day, three times a day, or four times a day.
• the therapeutically effective amount of L- rhamnose and the therapeutically effective amount of the leucine aminopeptidase inhibitor are administered in combination with a therapeutically effective amount of D-leucine.
• D-leucine is believed to create a physiological environment that mimics a leucine shortage.
• the D-leucine can be administered to the patient orally, subcutaneously, intravenously, transdermally, vaginally, rectally, or in any combination thereof.
• the D-leucine is administered orally.
• the growth hormone inhibitor is administered subcutaneously.
• the D-leucine is administered intravenously.
• the D-leucine is administered transdermally.
• the D-leucine is administered vaginally.
• the D-leucine is administered rectally.
• the therapeutically effective amount of the D-leucine For example, it is envisioned that about 1 - 2000 mg of the D-leucine is administered orally daily.
• the daily dosages of the D-leucine can be administered as a single dose or in substantially equal doses throughout the day.
• the D-leucine can be administered to the patient once a day, twice a day, three times a day, or four times a day.
• the patient's cancer is assessed prior to the administration of the L-rhamnose and the leucine aminopeptidase inhibitor to determine the cancer's stage. In other preferred aspects, the patient's cancer is assessed after the administration of the L-rhamnose and the leucine aminopeptidase inhibitor to determine the cancer's progression or regression.
• kits for use in the described methods will include L-rhamnose and a leucine aminopeptidase inhibitor (e.g., N-[(2S,3R)-3- amino-2-hydroxy-4-phenylbutyryl]-L-leucine or rapamycin), together with packaging for same.
• a leucine aminopeptidase inhibitor e.g., N-[(2S,3R)-3- amino-2-hydroxy-4-phenylbutyryl]-L-leucine or rapamycin
• kits can optionally include a tyrosine hydroxylase inhibitor (e.g., a-methyl-DL-tyrosine), melanin and/or a melanin promoter (e.g., melanin, methoxsalen, and/or melanotan II), a p450 3A4 promoter (e.g., 5,5-diphenylhydantoin, valproic acid, or carbamazepine), a growth hormone inhibitor (e.g., pancreatic growth hormone inhibitor, somatostatin, or octreotide), and/or D- leucine, together with packaging for same.
• a tyrosine hydroxylase inhibitor e.g., a-methyl-DL-tyrosine
• melanin promoter e.g., melanin, methoxsalen, and/or melanotan II
• a p450 3A4 promoter e.g., 5,5-dipheny
• the kit can include one or more separate containers, dividers or compartments and, optionally, informational material such as instructions for administration.
• each inhibitor or promoter (or the various combinations thereof) can be contained in a bottle, vial, or syringe, and the informational material can be contained in a plastic sleeve or packet or provided in a label.
• the kit includes a plurality (e.g., a pack) of individual containers, each containing one or more unit dosage forms of a compound described herein.
• the kit can include a plurality of syringes, ampules, foil packets, or blister packs, each containing a single unit dose of a compound described herein or any of the various combinations thereof.
• kits can be air tight, waterproof (e.g., impermeable to changes in moisture or evaporation), and/or light-tight.
• the kit optionally includes a device suitable for administration of the composition, e.g., a syringe, inhalant, pipette, forceps, measured spoon, dropper (e.g., eye dropper), swab (e.g., a cotton swab or wooden swab), or any such delivery device.
• a device suitable for administration of the composition e.g., a syringe, inhalant, pipette, forceps, measured spoon, dropper (e.g., eye dropper), swab (e.g., a cotton swab or wooden swab), or any such delivery device.
• compositions for use with the described methods will comprise any combination of the described active agents in combination with one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients.
• the pharmaceutical compositions of the disclosure can include a combination of L-rhamnose and a leucine aminopeptidase inhibitor.
• the pharmaceutical compositions of the disclosure can also include a combination of L-rhamnose and a leucine aminopeptidase inhibitor in combination with a tyrosine hydroxylase inhibitor; melanin, a melanin promotor, or a combination thereof; a p450 3A4 promoter, or a combination thereof.
• Other pharmaceutical compositions may further comprise a growth hormone inhibitor such as octreotide or somatostatin.
• Further pharmaceutical compositions may further comprise D-leucine.
• the pharmaceutical compositions can include a combination of L-rhamnose, a leucine aminopeptidase inhibitor, and a tyrosine hydroxylase inhibitor such as, for example, a-methyl-DL-tyrosine.
• the pharmaceutical compositions can include a combination of L-rhamnose, a leucine aminopeptidase inhibitor, and melanin, a melanin promoter, or a combination thereof.
• the pharmaceutical compositions can include a combination of L-rhamnose, a leucine aminopeptidase inhibitor, and melanin, methoxsalen, melanotan II, or a combination thereof.
• the pharmaceutical compositions can include a combination of L-rhamnose, a leucine aminopeptidase inhibitor, and a p450 3A4 promoter.
• the pharmaceutical compositions can include a combination of L-rhamnose, a leucine
• aminopeptidase inhibitor and 5,5-diphenylhydantoin, valproic acid, or carbamazepine.
• the pharmaceutical compositions can include a combination of L-rhamnose, a leucine aminopeptidase inhibitor, and a growth hormone inhibitor such as, for example, pancreatic growth hormone inhibitor, octreotide, or somatostatin.
• a growth hormone inhibitor such as, for example, pancreatic growth hormone inhibitor, octreotide, or somatostatin.
• the pharmaceutical compositions can include a combination of L-rhamnose, a leucine aminopeptidase inhibitor, and D-leucine.
• certain preferred methods of the disclosure include the transdermal administration of any of the described active agents.
• the L-rhamnose and the leucine aminopeptidase inhibitors are administered transdermally.
• the active agents can be transdermally administered in the same transdermal formulation.
• the active agents can be administered in separate transdermal formulations.
• Transdermal formulations are known in the art. Preferred formulations include those described in, for example, International Application No. PCT/US2015/000302, filed December 23, 2015, the entirety of which is incorporated by reference herein.
• suitable transdermal formulations for use with any of the described methods can include nonaethylene glycol monododecyl ether, l-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone, ethanol, and oleic acid, in combination with any of the described active agents.
• Other suitable transdermal formulations for use with any of the described methods can include nonaethylene glycol monododecyl ether, l-methyl-2- pyrrolidinone, ethanol, and linoleic acid, in combination with any of the described active agents.
• Nonaethylene glycol monododecyl ether (3 mL), 1-methy 1-2 -pyrrolidinone (0.3 mL), ethanol (4 mL), and linoleic acid (1 mL) are combined to form an admixture.
• An effective amount of L-rhamnose and an effective amount of a leucine aminopeptidase inhibitor e.g., N- [(2S,3R)-3-amino-2-hydroxy-4-phenylbutyryl]-L-leucine or rapamycin
• a leucine aminopeptidase inhibitor e.g., N- [(2S,3R)-3-amino-2-hydroxy-4-phenylbutyryl]-L-leucine or rapamycin
• Nonaethylene glycol monododecyl ether (3 mL), l-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone (0.3 mL), ethanol (4 mL), and oleic acid (1 mL) are combined to form an admixture.
• An effective amount of L-rhamnose and an effective amount of a leucine aminopeptidase inhibitor e.g., N- [(2S,3R)-3-amino-2-hydroxy-4-phenylbutyryl]-L-leucine or rapamycin
• a leucine aminopeptidase inhibitor e.g., N- [(2S,3R)-3-amino-2-hydroxy-4-phenylbutyryl]-L-leucine or rapamycin
• Patients are screened for skin cancer, for example, basal-cell carcinoma, squamous-cell carcinoma, malignant melanoma, and Kaposi sarcoma.
• the transdermal formulation of Example 1 is applied to the skin cancer of the patient in an amount and for a time sufficient to achieve a therapeutic effect.
• the methods can optionally include the administration of an effective amount of a tyrosine hydroxylase inhibitor; an effective amount of melanin, a melanin promoter, or a combination thereof; an effective amount of a p450 3A4 promoter; an effective amount of a growth hormone inhibitor; an effective amount of D-leucine; and any combination thereof.
• Patients are screened for skin cancer, for example, basal-cell carcinoma, squamous-cell carcinoma, malignant melanoma, and Kaposi sarcoma.
• the transdermal formulation of Example 2 is applied to the skin cancer of the patient in an amount and for a time sufficient to achieve a therapeutic effect.
• the methods can optionally include the administration of an effective amount of a tyrosine hydroxylase inhibitor; an effective amount of melanin, a melanin promoter, or a combination thereof; an effective amount of a p450 3A4 promoter; an effective amount of a growth hormone inhibitor; an effective amount of D-leucine; and any combination thereof.
• Example 5 Methods of Treating Leukemia
• Patients are screened for leukemia, for example, ALL, AML, CLL, and CML.
• An effective amount of L-rhamnose and an effective amount of a leucine aminopeptidase inhibitor is administered to the patient for a time sufficient to achieve a therapeutic effect.
• a leucine aminopeptidase inhibitor e.g. , N-[(2S,3R)-3-amino-2-hydroxy-4-phenylbutyryl]-L-leucine or rapamycin
• the methods can optionally include the administration of an effective amount of a tyrosine hydroxylase inhibitor; an effective amount of melanin, a melanin promoter, or a combination thereof; an effective amount of a p450 3A4 promoter; an effective amount of a growth hormone inhibitor; an effective amount of D-leucine; and any combination thereof.
• Patients are screened for lymphoma, for example, Hodgkin lymphoma or non- Hodgkin lymphoma.
• An effective amount of L-rhamnose and an effective amount of a leucine aminopeptidase inhibitor is administered to the patient for a time sufficient to achieve a therapeutic effect.
• a leucine aminopeptidase inhibitor e.g. , N-[(2S,3R)-3-amino-2-hydroxy-4-phenylbutyryl]-L-leucine or rapamycin
• the methods can optionally include the administration of an effective amount of a tyrosine hydroxylase inhibitor; an effective amount of melanin, a melanin promoter, or a combination thereof; an effective amount of a p450 3A4 promoter; an effective amount of a growth hormone inhibitor; an effective amount of D-leucine; and any combination thereof.
• Patients are screened for cancer, for example, bladder cancer, breast cancer, colon cancer, rectal cancer, endometrial cancer, kidney cancer, lung cancer, pancreatic cancer, prostate cancer, thyroid cancer, ovarian cancer, cervical cancer, stomach cancer, brain cancer, liver cancer, or testicular cancer.
• An effective amount of L-rhamnose and an effective amount of a leucine aminopeptidase inhibitor e.g. , N-[(2S,3R)-3-amino-2-hydroxy-4-phenylbutyryl]-L- leucine or rapamycin
• a leucine aminopeptidase inhibitor e.g. , N-[(2S,3R)-3-amino-2-hydroxy-4-phenylbutyryl]-L- leucine or rapamycin
• the methods can optionally include the administration of an effective amount of a tyrosine hydroxylase inhibitor; an effective amount of melanin, a melanin promoter, or a combination thereof; an effective amount of a p450 3A4 promoter; an effective amount of a growth hormone inhibitor; an effective amount of D-leucine; and any combination thereof.
• a tyrosine hydroxylase inhibitor an effective amount of melanin, a melanin promoter, or a combination thereof
• an effective amount of a p450 3A4 promoter an effective amount of a growth hormone inhibitor
• D-leucine an effective amount of D-leucine
• Patients are screened for skin cancer, for example, basal-cell carcinoma, squamous-cell carcinoma, malignant melanoma, and Kaposi sarcoma.
• An effective amount of L- rhamnose and an effective amount of a leucine aminopeptidase inhibitor is administered to the patient for a time sufficient to achieve a therapeutic effect.
• a leucine aminopeptidase inhibitor e.g. , N-[(2S,3R)-3- amino-2-hydroxy-4-phenylbutyryl]-L-leucine or rapamycin
• the methods can optionally include the administration of an effective amount of a tyrosine hydroxylase inhibitor; an effective amount of melanin, a melanin promoter, or a combination thereof; an effective amount of a p450 3A4 promoter; an effective amount of a growth hormone inhibitor; an effective amount of D-leucine; and any combination thereof.

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